Our guest poster today is Emily and she’s tackling Proverbs 31:24. She’s a fellow Lutheran but she’s in the process of becoming Catholic. She is also preparing to marry on May 4th and I’m hoping her wedding involves light sabers!

She makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies the merchants with sashes. (NIV)
She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. (KJV)

I have always been fond of this Proverbs verse. In fact, it even inspired the name of the blog I co-author, Fine Linen and Purple. If you have ever read this whole chapter, it’s quite beautiful! I’m sure you have read many other posts about the other verses, but this one is special to me!

I found this description while perusing Google and really liked how it described this verse: A virtuous woman – the kind of woman every wise man seeks to marry – is an enterprising woman. She is not content with merely being a housewife. She knows she is capable of more, and so she does more. The example here is a manufacturing and wholesale operation in fine linen and girdles. She has an entrepreneurial and industrious spirit that seeks profitable projects to support her husband and build the family estate.

This woman is giving so much, and is extremely obedient. She does everything she can to support her husband. She is the virtuous woman. She wants to help out with her family. Her family is well taken care of, and she gives all of herself to her family and husband. I think we can take something from this verse. Do all that you can to aid your husband. Give your all to your family. Give your all to God! This doesn’t just apply to women who are married. Try to give your all in every aspect of your life. That doesn’t necessarily mean make clothes for a living, but you get my point 🙂

Emily is a 20-something, engaged, almost-Catholic who lives in Ohio. She blogs about her wedding (in less than 3 months!), conversion, running, and losing weight over at Day in the Life.